Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
Contents
Data and statistics -- Circle graphs -- Bar graphs -- Double bar graphs -- Histograms -- Line graphs -- Double line graphs -- Scatterplots -- Line of best fit -- Choosing a graph -- Misleading graphs -- Line plots -- Stem-and-leaf diagrams -- Central tendency -- Weighted means -- Box-and-whisker plots -- Outliers -- Percentiles -- Measures of dispersion -- Standard deviation -- Applications of dispersion -- Relative-frequency histograms -- Distribution shapes -- Normal distribution -- Frequency polygons and ogives -- Basic statistics terms -- Sampling -- Samples measures.
Summary
Unravels the mystery of data, graphing, and statistics and illustrates how to use data and create the best graph for different types of data.
